AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Leicester City Council published an award notice for passenger transport services associated with journey reference “37390- MILGATE”. The award followed a mini-competition under DPS PAN3059 and names HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD as supplier.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £15,093, with a stated service period from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier taxi and driver-provided passenger transport award under an existing dynamic purchasing system.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-febdd663-915e-4dfb-9bfd-e4d081a32740-1 · 15093 GBP · active
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The award names source supplier “hansom airport taxis”; supplier verification identifies HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD (company number 15592279). The £15,093 award value is attached to this single-supplier award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete and award marked active.
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The notice type is “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”; process status is “complete”; award status is “active”.
Award decision date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award record date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown; the supplied notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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No explicit signature or execution field is supplied.
Stated service period
99% confidence26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028
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Award and tender contractPeriod gives those start and end dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£15,093
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The award value and tender value are both GBP 15,093.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award and supplier.
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and award value of £15,093.
Pricing basis
99% confidenceNot published.
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No pricing schedule, unit rates, value basis or cost breakdown is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026, 10:06 BST
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Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-16T10:06:01+01:00.
Tender deadline
99% confidence16 October 2026, 09:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-10-16T09:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence16 October 2026
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Award date: 2026-10-16T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence26 October 2026
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Contract period start: 2026-10-26T00:00:00Z.
Stated contract end
99% confidence31 July 2028
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Contract period end: 2028-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
94% confidencePassenger transport services for the journey identified as “37390- MILGATE”.
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Notice title is “37390- MILGATE”; description says transport services are for the journey stated in the title.
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60120000 — Taxi services
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Tender classification identifies CPV 60120000 as Taxi services.
Secondary classification
99% confidenceCPV 60170000 — Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver
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Additional classification identifies CPV 60170000.
Delivery region
95% confidenceEast Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists the delivery address region as East Midlands.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Route to market
99% confidenceMini competition under Leicester City Council DPS PAN3059 — Passenger Transport Services.
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Notice description explicitly states the contract was awarded following a mini competition under DPS PAN3059.
Procurement method detail
90% confidenceOther
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Source procurementMethodDetails: “Other - ”.
Number of bids or invited suppliers
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
Evaluation criteria and scores
99% confidenceNot published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
96% confidenceApproximately 21 months, 5 days, based on stated start and end timestamps.
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Stated period runs from 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot published.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
94% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability states sme: false.
VCSE suitability flag
94% confidenceNo
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Tender suitability states vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
97% confidenceSingle award to one verified supplier under a passenger-transport DPS mini competition.
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One active award names one supplier; the notice describes a DPS mini competition.
Service specificity
98% confidenceThe notice identifies a journey reference but does not publish route, passenger volumes, operating times or vehicle requirements.
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Description refers only to the journey stated in the title; no further service specification is supplied.
Market accessibility
92% confidenceThe buyer directs potential taxi providers to information on tendering for Council taxi contracts.
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Notice description references the Council’s taxi-firms tendering information.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award versus executed contract
99% confidenceThis is an award notice with an active award record; it does not explicitly evidence contract signature or execution.
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Notice and award fields contain no signature or execution confirmation.
Supplier identity quality
98% confidenceSupplier identity was verified as HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD (company number 15592279); the source used lower-case trading-style name “hansom airport taxis”.
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Supplier verification status is verified and provides the legal company name and number.
Competition transparency
99% confidenceBid counts, invited suppliers, evaluation criteria and scores are not supplied in the published notice.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice is evidence of an award and active award record, not explicit evidence that a contract was signed or executed.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: route details, passenger volumes, operating times, vehicle requirements and pricing breakdown.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, invited suppliers, evaluation criteria, scores and reasons for award.
- No extension, renewal or modification terms are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Leicester City CouncilHANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD37390 MILGATEtaxi servicespassenger transportPAN3059DPS mini competitionContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the 37390- MILGATE transport services award?
HANSOM AIRPORT TAXIS LTD is the verified legal supplier named for the single recorded award.
What is the contract value?
The published award value is £15,093.
When is the stated service period?
The notice gives 26 October 2026 to 31 July 2028.
How was the supplier selected?
The notice states that the award followed a mini competition under Leicester City Council’s PAN3059 Passenger Transport Services DPS.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.